Contents
- (a) Designation; administration; continuance of resources-management-programs for refuge lands in Alaska; disposal of acquired lands; proceeds10 changes
- (b) Administration; public accommodations contracts; acceptance and use of funds; exchange of properties; cash equalization payments6 changes
- (c) Prohibited and permitted activities; application of mining and mineral leasing laws, hunting or fishing regulations, and State laws or regulations3 changes
- (d) Use of areas; administration of migratory bird sanctuaries as game taking areas; rights of way, easements, and reservations; payment of fair market value4 changes
- (e) Refuge conservation planning program for non-Alaskan refuge lands2 changes
- (f) Penalties4 changes
- (g) Enforcement provision; arrests, searches, and seizures; custody of property; forfeitures; disposition1 change
- (h) Regulations; continuation, modification, or rescission1 change
- (i) National conservation recreational area provisions; amendment, repeal, or modification
- (j) Exemption from State water laws
- (k) Emergency power
- (l) Hunting and fishing on lands and waters not within System
- (m) State authority
- (n) Water rights
- (o) Coordination with State agencies1 change
(c)No person shall disturb, injure, cut, burn, remove, destroy, or possess any real or personal property of the United States, including natural growth, in any area of the System; or take or possess any fish, bird, mammal, or other wild vertebrate or invertebrate animals or part or nest or egg thereof within any such area; or enter, use, or otherwise occupy any such area for any purpose; unless such activities are performed by persons authorized to manage such area, or unless such activities are permitted either under subsection (d) of this section or by express provision of the law, proclamation, Executive order, or public land order establishing the area, or amendment thereof: Provided, That the United States mining and mineral leasing laws shall continue to apply to any lands within the System to the same extent they apply prior to October 15, 1966, unless subsequently withdrawn under other authority of law. With the exception of endangered species and threatened species listed by the Secretary pursuant to section 1533 of this title in States wherein a cooperative agreement does not exist pursuant to section 1535(c) of this title, nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to control or regulate hunting or fishing of resident fish and wildlife on lands not within the system. The regulations permitting hunting and fishing of resident fish and wildlife within the System shall be, to the extent practicable, consistent with State fish and wildlife laws and regulations.
United States Government work; public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105.